Daniel Garza began his in public service career as congressional staff assistant for U.S. congressman Richard "Doc" Hastings and was later elected as councilman for the city of Toppenish, Washington in 1996. In 2001, he was tapped by the George W. Bush Administration to serve as Deputy Director of External and Intergovernmental Affairs in the Office of the Secretary at The Department of Interior, and was appointed in 2004 to Associate Director of the Office of Public Liaison in the White House. In 2006 Garza became President of Televisa's HISPANIC PODER Group overseeing editorial, commercial and promotion of publications and shortly thereafter joined Univision to host and co-produce "Agenda Washington," a weekly Spanish-language news talk show covering the issues impacting the U.S. Hispanic community. In 2016 Mr. Garza was appointed to serve on the Board of The Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy, an academic non-partisan review that publishes works on politics and policy.

Born in the Central Valley of California, Garza migrated with his family annually from their ancestral hometown of Garza Gonzalez in Nuevo Leon, Mexico- throughout California, Nebraska and Washington State following the crop season as farm workers. His first-hand knowledge of the plight of the immigrant community has earned him a reputation for advocating on behalf of Hispanics for sound public policy recognizing that the current status of our economy requires that this vital community play an essential role in bringing about solutions.

Garza currently serves as President of The LIBRE Initiative and resides in Mission, TX with his wife and three children.

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Originally published at Fox News Latino . The advent of a New Year typically signals renewal — the portent of spring. But the promise of a “new start” is diminished for many, as millions across Americ…Read More

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Originally published at Fox News Latino These days it’s hard for D.C. politicians to reach bipartisan agreement — but all now acknowledge that the Obamacare rollout has been disastrous. As a result, p…Read More

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(Originially Published on The Hill) It was only a few years ago that millions of Hispanics cheered for Barack Obama as he took the oath of office. Many welcomed a new president who promised to restore…Read More

(Originally published on The American Spectator ) A friend of mine who works at a progressive think tank in D.C. expressed to me a frightening belief that I feel is particularly emblematic of the left…Read More

(Originally Published on NBC Latino) This week thousands of fast food workers staged a series of one-day strikes during peak mealtimes in seven cities across the United States. The campaign is pressur…Read More

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I'm hopeful the recently announced Hoeven-Corker border security amendment may be the game changer we need to ensure that a supermajority of Senators will support legislation to transform America's im…Read More

The American Spectator Daniel Garza May 13, 2013 “What we should do is enforce current law!” - It’s a simple-minded rejoinder chortled by many an American at public meetings, on social media, and on t…Read More

Cronkite News By Michelle Peirano April 24, 2013 WASHINGTON – A delegation of Arizona state and local officials came to Washington Wednesday to press for comprehensive immigration reform, saying the t…Read More

Fox News Latino By Daniel Garza April 17, 2013 There is an old saying that times change and people change with them; sentiments toward immigration is no exception. In the last few decades, more Americ…Read More

The Hill By Daniel Garza April 16, 2013 Public opinion on immigration is proof that “times change and people change with them,” as the saying goes. With each passing year, more Americans understand th…Read More

NBC Latino By Sandra Lilley April 16, 2013 So it’s out. The eight Senators who came together from two different parties to fundamentally overhaul the nation’s immigration laws have drafted a bill, whi…Read More

The Raw Story Arturo Garcia April 16, 2012 Immigration advocates and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle expressed discomfort on Tuesday with the immigration reform bill set out by the bipartisan “…Read More

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Republican elected official who casually uses the racist term “wetbacks” during a radio interview is a dunderhead of the first magnitude. “My father had a…Read More

Fox News Latino By Daniel Garza April 10, 2013 The worst kept secret in Washington nowadays is just how badly broken the budget process has become, and how spineless politicians are at controlling spe…Read More

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Fox News Latino By A.J. Delgado March 18, 2013 This year’s CPAC, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, featured a healthy array of Latino speakers and panelists:Senator Marco Rubio, Sen…Read More

Examiner.com By Don Allison March 16, 2013 Daniel Garza, Executive Director for The LIBRE Initiative. spoke on the theme, “Respecting Families and the Rule of Law: A Lasting Immigration Policy.” Contr…Read More

VOXXI By Griselda Nevarez March 15, 2013 Rep.Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) is emerging as the House’s leading conservative voice against an immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for the 11…Read More

USA Today By Martha T. Moore March 15, 2013 During a mock debate between DailyCaller editor Tucker Carlson and Democratic pundit Paul Begala, played out on the stage at the Conservative Political Acti…Read More

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ABC Univision By Jordan Fabian March 14, 2013 Conservatives grappled with their divisions on the contentious issue of immigration reform at the Conservative Political Action Conference as Congress con…Read More

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